The investments that Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality has implemented in line with its goal of making sea transportation more effective and efficient have begun to bear fruit. In this context, the interest of citizens in Yarımca Pier, which has been put back into service, is increasing day by day. Especially the services launched between Yarımca and Değirmendere are met with great interest by the local people.
The Metropolitan Municipality continues its work with the vision of expanding the sea transportation network and providing comfortable alternative transportation opportunities to citizens. As a result of these works, Yarımca Pier was reactivated with the addition of a new passenger boat to the fleet in recent days and Yarımca-Değirmendere services 15 March It had started again as of 4. On this line, where a total of XNUMX round trips are organized, in the morning and evening during the week, citizens have the opportunity to have a comfortable sea journey accompanied by the pleasant view of the Gulf of Izmit. Citizens who experienced this pleasant sea journey from Yarımca Pier thank Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality for the line's re-opening.
First Flights Start Early in the Morning
The Metropolitan Municipality Marine Transportation Department, which provides uninterrupted sea transportation service at 7 different points throughout Kocaeli, namely İzmit, Gölcük, Değirmendere, Tütünçiftlik, Derince, Hereke and Karamürsel, increased the number of trips to 96 with the addition of Yarımca Pier. With the newly added modern passenger boat, the total number of passenger boats in İzmit Bay has reached 6. The first trips in sea transportation start early in the morning. The first ferry from Hereke 06.50While moving in, the first trips are from Değirmendere and Gölcük 07.15These regular services start at . During the winter season, 21.00until , and until later hours during the summer season, 23.00It meets the transportation needs of citizens throughout the day by continuing until . In Kocaeli, sea transportation serves 6 important settlements in total, namely İzmit, Gölcük, Değirmendere, Tütünçiftlik, Derince, Hereke, Karamürsel and Yarımca, with a total of 1 daily trips in the Gulf of İzmit with 100 modern ships (8 ship is kept as a spare).
7 Uninterrupted Access to the Pier
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Department Directorate Sea Transportation Branch Directorate regularly operates a total of 88 scheduled trips every day of the week in İzmit Gulf. Providing uninterrupted transportation to İzmit, Gölcük, Değirmendere, Tütünçiftlik, Derince, Hereke and Karamürsel piers, the Metropolitan Municipality plans to increase the number of trips to 95 by including Darıca Pier to these routes in the summer season. This expanded sea transportation network provides fast, comfortable and economical transportation to different points for citizens living throughout Kocaeli and offers an alternative solution to land traffic. With the re-opening of Yarımca Pier and the start of the trips, it is observed that sea transportation in the region has become even more vibrant and citizens' interest in this alternative is increasing day by day.
